The fishing is Fair right now. Still pretty weedy. Ice conditions: 3-5″ and slushy Best Lures: Swedish Pimples and Leech flies Best Baits: Meal Worms, Wax Worms
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The fishing is Good right now. Road is now closed from Albany. Snowmobile access only. Ice Condition: 4-10″ on far side by the dam. Open near the gazebo. Best Baits: Meal Worms, Nightcrawlers Best Lures: Perdigon Flies, Silver Kastmaster
The fishing is slow to fair right now. Ice Conditions: ~6″ on the south side with soft edges, 3-6″ on the north side Best Baits: Nightcrawlers, Meal Worms Best Lures: Rainbow Trout Mepps Spinner, Swedish Pimples
The Fishing is Fair right now. Ice Conditions: 3-8″ Best Baits: Meal Worms, Wax Worms Best Lures: Pink Tube Jigs, Balanced Leech Flies
Fishing is Fair right now. Ice Conditions: 3-5″ Best Baits: Wax Worms, Nightcrawlers Best Lures: Ratfinkies and Pink Tube Jigs
The fishing is Fair right now. Ice Conditions: 3-8″, open near the aerator. Best Baits: Meal Worms Best Lures: Green or Pink Jigs, Perdigon Flies
Ice is unsafe as of right now. Lake is about 90% capped but with thin ice and open ridges. We will continue to update conditions as the ice grows.
The fishing is slow. Still about 90% open water. We will continue to update as we get more ice. The Lake Hattie ice derby is scheduled for January 6th and 7th. Best Baits: Green Garlic Powerbait and Nightcrawlers Best Lures: Copper Kastmaster, Pink Jigs
The Miracle Mile is fishing Fair. The water is stained and further down its very murky. 1800 CFS Best Baits: Worms, Leeches Best Lures: Brown Trout rapalas, Rooster Tails, Silver Kastmaster Best Flies: Pats Rubber Legs, Red Rock Worms, Sow Bugs, Scuds
Grey Reef is Fishing Fair/Good. A lot of water is coming down the North Platte River. 500 CFS Best Baits: Worms, Leeches Best Lures: Silver Castmasters, Super Dupers Best Flies: Purple Rock Worms, foam Split Backs, Bwo Emergers
The upper North Platte is fishing poor to fair. The river is blown out, muddy, and very high. 5900 CFS in town Best baits: Worms, Leeches Best Lures: Gold Spinners, Rainbow Rapalas Best Flies: Articulated Goldies, Pats Rubber Legs, Prince Nymphs, White Buggers
The encampment is fishing fair. The water is stained but not muddy. Best baits: Worms, Leeches Best Lures: Brown trout Rapala, Silver Mepps, Rainbow cyclones Best Flies: Pats Rubber legs, Purple Squirmy worms, Rainbow warriors, soft hackles
Wheatland #3 is fishing poor/fair. The water is very muddy. Best Baits: Worms, leeches, Rainbow garlic Powerbait Best Lures: Worm Harnesses with Chartreuse, Reaper Lures, Firetiger Rapalas, Rainbow trout Rapalas Best Flies: Balanced leeches, Thin Mints, Chironomids, Scuds
Diamond is Fishing Fair. Fish are getting close to the end of the spawn. Best Lures: Rainbow Rapala, Silver Little Cleos Best Bait: Worms, orange Powerbait Best Flies: Hothead leeches, Scuds, Chironomids
Crystal and Granite have been doing well. The lake was recently stocked. Best Baits: Pink Powerbait, White powerbait, Worms Best Lures: Red panther martins, Super Dupers Best Flies: Renegades, Griffiths Gnat, Leech patterns
North Crow has been fishing Fair. The Tiger musky have been Caught fairly shallow on large baits. Best Bait: Worms, Rainbow garlic Powerbait Best Lures: Large Rapalas, Swimbaits, Large Spoons Best Flies: Peanut Envy, Any black/red Articulated Streamer
Sodergreen is fishing Fair/Good. The water is on the stained and murky side from the water flowing in. Best baits: Egg sacks, Garlic Powerbait Best Lures: Small Gold Spoons, Bronze Castmasters Best Flies: Balanced leeches, Thin Mints
Laezenby is fishing Poor/Fair. The water is Murky and muddy from bank erosion. Best Baits: Nightcrawlers, Red Powerbait Best Lures: Dark colored spinners, rainbow Mepps Best Flies: leeches, Small rock worms
Alsop is Fishing Great. Fishing From a boat has been the most productive. Best baits: Worms, Powerbait Best Lures: Silver Castmasters, Rainbow Mepps Best Flies: Balanced Thin Mints, Chironomids
Gelatt lake is fishing fair/good. The water is very clear so lighter line is very beneficial. Best Lures: Small silver Kastmasters, Any red lure Best Baits: Orange Powerbait, Worms Best Flies: Olive Scuds, Olive balanced leeches
Twin Buttes is fishing Fair. There Has been a large amount of fishing pressure. Best baits: Red Power bait, Worms Best Lures: Larger Brown/Rainbow Rapalas, Daredevil Spoons Best Flies: Leech Patterns, Chironomids, Scuds
Fishing at Lake Hattie is great right now. The Trout are spawning and getting close to the end of the spawn. Best Baits: Egg Sacks, Orange powerbait Best Lures: Silver or gold Kastmasters, Rainbow Trout Repalas Best Flies: Hot Head leeches, Chironomids